New or Expanded High Speed Broadband May Be Coming To You
Verizon subcontractor Morrisonville Construction working on Oakdale Dr. in Peru
By John T. Ryan
Peru – Verizon has begun installing the infrastructure to bring high speed broadband to 2,263 unserved or underserved Peru addresses. Across Clinton County, a total 11,761 addresses will receive the expanded service.
There’s even more good news. David Weissmann, Verizon’s East Area Public Relations Manager, told the Peru Gazette, “In addition to the specific homes that we are building toward as part of the New York State Broadband program, we’ve decided to make additional investment in homes that we pass that are not subsidized but are in the vicinity of the program. As a result, we are deploying fiber in areas that either Verizon or a competitor may already operate. This will bring competitive alternatives in areas where they may already have options.”
Verizon announced the upstate rural service expansion in January 2018 after being awarded $70.7 million in Phase 3 of the New NY Broadband Program. An additional $12 million was awarded by the Federal Communications Commission Connect America Fund plus Verizon’s own investment brings the total funds to $106.6 million.
The funds will support Verizon’s deployment of high-speed broadband to more than 15,500 rural locations in upstate New York.
Clinton County Investments
TOTAL
A LTONA (TOWN)
| State Grant | Total Investment | Locations Addressed | Awardee(s) |
| $120,344 | $311,664 | 30 | Slic Network Solutions |
| $65,129 | $138,262 | 14 | Verizon Communications |
| $11,340 | $16,200 | 72 | Hughes Network Systems, LLC |
AUSABLE (TOWN)
| State Grant | Total Investment | Locations Addressed | Awardee(s) |
| $1,443,427 | $2,266,990 | 304 | Verizon Communications |
| $17,167 | $26,183 | 92 | Hughes Network Systems, LLC |
BEEKMANTOWN (TOWN)
| State Grant | Total Investment | Locations Addressed | Awardee(s) |
| $3,848,600 | $4,834,184 | 1,264 | Verizon Communications |
| $315 | $450 | 2 | Hughes Network Systems, LLC |
BLACK BROOK (TOWN)
| State Grant | Total Investment | Locations Addressed | Awardee(s) |
| $54,518 | $114,587 | 9 | Verizon Communications |
| $35,437 | $63,812 | 188 | Hughes Network Systems, LLC |
CHAMPLAIN (TOWN)
| State Grant | Total Investment | Locations Addressed | Awardee(s) |
| $12,915 | $18,450 | 82 | Hughes Network Systems, LLC |
CHAZY (TOWN)
| State Grant | Total Investment | Locations Addressed | Awardee(s) |
| $12,127 | $17,757 | 76 | Hughes Network Systems, LLC |
CLINTON (TOWN)
| State Grant | Total Investment | Locations Addressed | Awardee(s) |
| $1,552,991 | $3,350,329 | 391 | Mohawk Networks, LLC |
| $9,922 | $14,175 | 63 | Hughes Network Systems, LLC |
DANNEMORA (TOWN)
| State Grant | Total Investment | Locations Addressed | Awardee(s) |
| $828,463 | $1,141,513 | 410 | Slic Network Solutions |
| $18,270 | $33,349 | 98 | Hughes Network Systems, LLC |
DANNEMORA (VILLAGE)
| State Grant | Total Investment | Locations Addressed | Awardee(s) |
| $551,322 | $689,153 | 327 | Slic Network Solutions |
| $787 | $1,125 | 5 | Hughes Network Systems, LLC |
ELLENBURG (TOWN)
| State Grant | Total Investment | Locations Addressed | Awardee(s) |
| $405,160 | $981,636 | 101 | Slic Network Solutions |
| $285,973 | $601,533 | 72 | Mohawk Networks, LLC |
| $11,655 | $17,355 | 73 | Hughes Network Systems, LLC |
MOOERS (TOWN)
| State Grant | Total Investment | Locations Addressed | Awardee(s) |
| $139,015 | $266,754 | 35 | Mohawk Networks, LLC |
| $6,300 | $9,000 | 40 | Hughes Network Systems, LLC |
PERU (TOWN)
| State Grant | Total Investment | Locations Addressed | Awardee(s) |
| $7,415,138 | $9,441,355 | 2,363 | Verizon Communications |
PLATTSBURGH (CITY)
| State Grant | Total Investment | Locations Addressed | Awardee(s) |
| $1,163,677 | $1,454,597 | 384 | Verizon Communications |
PLATTSBURGH (TOWN)
| State Grant | Total Investment | Locations Addressed | Awardee(s) |
| $7,094,169 | $8,881,151 | 2,335 | Verizon Communications |
| $8,430 | $10,538 | 5 | Slic Network Solutions |
| $157 | $225 | 1 | Hughes Network Systems, LLC |
ROUSES POINT (VILLAGE)
| State Grant | Total Investment | Locations Addressed | Awardee(s) |
| $787 | $1,125 | 5 | Hughes Network Systems, LLC |
SARANAC (TOWN)
| State Grant | Total Investment | Locations Addressed | Awardee(s) |
| $2,795,127 | $3,831,960 | 792 | Verizon Communications |
| $294,815 | $592,955 | 99 | Slic Network Solutions |
| $69,142 | $123,424 | 361 | Hughes Network Systems, LLC |
SCHUYLER FALLS (TOWN)
| State Grant | Total Investment | Locations Addressed | Awardee(s) |
| $5,059,264 | $6,336,655 | 1,668 | Verizon Communications |
Posted: August 8th, 2019 under Business News, General News, Northern NY News, Peru News, Peru/Regional History.